David Wilkie, R.A.
Study for 'The Preaching of John Knox before the Lords of the Congregation, 10th June 1559'
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours Including Works from the Collection of Jean Bonna, Lot 176
02.Jul - 02.Jul.2019
Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours Including Works from the Collection of Jean Bonna, Lot 176
02.Jul - 02.Jul.2019
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 GBP
Price realised: 1.750 GBP
Price realised: 1.750 GBP
Description
with signature 'D. Wilkie' (lower left), and with a fragment of a letter 'Study of John Knox preaching at/ St Andrews, begun in 1839, while painting/ a picture of same subject for Sir Robert Peel/ finished and presented very respectfully/ ..... Esquire by his/ highly obliged servant in 1838./ David Wilkie/...gton 13th June 1839' (verso)
pen and brown ink
3 5/8 x 5 7/8 in. (9.2 x 15 cm.)
with Martyn Gregory, London.
pen and brown ink
3 5/8 x 5 7/8 in. (9.2 x 15 cm.)
with Martyn Gregory, London.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 46 %.
In July 2019 Christies in London held the auction Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours Including Works from the Collection of Jean Bonna, which included the work Study for 'The Preaching of John Knox before the Lords of the Congregation, 10th June 1559' by David Wilkie. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 1,750.00 (€ 1,921.38), 46% above the upper estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by David Wilkie achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Spanish Girl in November 2003 with an auction result of GBP 363,650.00 (€ 522,024.96).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 46 % übertroffen
Im Juli 2019 führte Christies in London die Auktion Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours Including Works from the Collection of Jean Bonna durch, in der auch die Arbeit Study for 'The Preaching of John Knox before the Lords of the Congregation, 10th June 1559' von David Wilkie zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 1.750,00 (€ 1.921,38) und damit 46% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von David Wilkie erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Spanish Girl im November 2003 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 363.650,00 (€ 522.024,96).
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